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Arts and CraftsMade by hand, meant to last.
Vines, birds, and flowers drawn like a woodcut wrap around the event in a balanced ornamental border with earthy, homespun warmth.
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Gardening guides, neighborhood novels, and seasonal songbooks.
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Name one plant or bird in the illustration notes and let the border grow around it. Keep the subtitle short; the ornamental capitals need room in the upper third.
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Open larger viewFiction or poetryThe Tallow Works
Open larger viewNonfictionCarols & Candles
Open larger viewFiction or poetryNight Bloom
Open larger viewFiction or poetrySeed & Cutting
Open larger viewNonfictionGrow Anything
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Fiction or poetry · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstThe Tallow WorksRead the exact prompt
Create a finished front cover for a work of fiction, in a 2:3 portrait aspect ratio. Produce the flat front cover artwork only, without spine, back cover, book mockup, or shelf. COVER TEXT Use the following book information exactly as written. The labels before each colon are for you, not for the cover; print only the text after them. Do not invent extra text, quotes, or awards. Title: The Tallow Works Subtitle: A novel Author: Dara Fenwick Publisher: Barbary Coast Press ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Arts and Crafts style. Visual vocabulary: stylised natural forms — vines, flowers, birds; hand-crafted texture suggesting woodcut or embroidery; symmetrical or balanced ornamental composition; muted earth tones with rich accent colours. Lettering direction: blackletter or humanist serif influences; decorative capitals; text integrated into border ornament. Suggested colors: forest green, terracotta, ochre, deep burgundy, cream. Composition: central motif with ornamental border or frame. Atmosphere: earnest, artisanal, pre-industrial warmth. Keep out of the design: pastel craft-fair palette, bunting, clip-art florals. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A hanging rack of dipped candles drawn like a woodcut, bordered by tallow drips and bees. These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text. Make the title the strongest text element and the author name the second. Keep everything else small. Check spelling and retain the supplied wording. Do not include these instructions, labels, watermarks, or extra slogans in the artwork.
Nonfiction · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstCarols & CandlesRead the exact prompt
Create a finished front cover for a nonfiction book, in a 2:3 portrait aspect ratio. Produce the flat front cover artwork only, without spine, back cover, book mockup, or shelf. COVER TEXT Use the following book information exactly as written. The labels before each colon are for you, not for the cover; print only the text after them. Do not invent extra text, quotes, or awards. Title: Carols & Candles Subtitle: A songbook for winter Author: The Bay Community Choir ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Arts and Crafts style. Visual vocabulary: stylised natural forms — vines, flowers, birds; hand-crafted texture suggesting woodcut or embroidery; symmetrical or balanced ornamental composition; muted earth tones with rich accent colours. Lettering direction: blackletter or humanist serif influences; decorative capitals; text integrated into border ornament. Suggested colors: forest green, terracotta, ochre, deep burgundy, cream. Composition: central motif with ornamental border or frame. Atmosphere: earnest, artisanal, pre-industrial warmth. Keep out of the design: pastel craft-fair palette, bunting, clip-art florals. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A woodcut candle among holly and ivy, with small songbirds worked into the surrounding border. These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text. Make the title the strongest text element and the author name the second. Keep everything else small. Check spelling and retain the supplied wording. Do not include these instructions, labels, watermarks, or extra slogans in the artwork.
Fiction or poetry · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstNight BloomRead the exact prompt
Create a finished front cover for a work of fiction, in a 2:3 portrait aspect ratio. Produce the flat front cover artwork only, without spine, back cover, book mockup, or shelf. COVER TEXT Use the following book information exactly as written. The labels before each colon are for you, not for the cover; print only the text after them. Do not invent extra text, quotes, or awards. Title: Night Bloom Subtitle: Poems Author: Ada Merrow Publisher: Posterage Press ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Arts and Crafts style. Visual vocabulary: stylised natural forms — vines, flowers, birds; hand-crafted texture suggesting woodcut or embroidery; symmetrical or balanced ornamental composition; muted earth tones with rich accent colours. Lettering direction: blackletter or humanist serif influences; decorative capitals; text integrated into border ornament. Suggested colors: forest green, terracotta, ochre, deep burgundy, cream. Composition: central motif with ornamental border or frame. Atmosphere: earnest, artisanal, pre-industrial warmth. Keep out of the design: pastel craft-fair palette, bunting, clip-art florals. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A single moonflower open on a trellis, framed by a symmetrical border of night moths and leaves. These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text. Make the title the strongest text element and the author name the second. Keep everything else small. Check spelling and retain the supplied wording. Do not include these instructions, labels, watermarks, or extra slogans in the artwork.
Fiction or poetry · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstSeed & CuttingRead the exact prompt
Create a finished front cover for a work of fiction, in a 2:3 portrait aspect ratio. Produce the flat front cover artwork only, without spine, back cover, book mockup, or shelf. COVER TEXT Use the following book information exactly as written. The labels before each colon are for you, not for the cover; print only the text after them. Do not invent extra text, quotes, or awards. Title: Seed & Cutting Subtitle: A Bernal Heights novel Author: Beatrix Allan Publisher: Foghorn Books ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Arts and Crafts style. Visual vocabulary: stylised natural forms — vines, flowers, birds; hand-crafted texture suggesting woodcut or embroidery; symmetrical or balanced ornamental composition; muted earth tones with rich accent colours. Lettering direction: blackletter or humanist serif influences; decorative capitals; text integrated into border ornament. Suggested colors: forest green, terracotta, ochre, deep burgundy, cream. Composition: central motif with ornamental border or frame. Atmosphere: earnest, artisanal, pre-industrial warmth. Keep out of the design: pastel craft-fair palette, bunting, clip-art florals. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A woodcut rose cutting in a clay pot inside a vine border, stems reaching up the sides only. These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text. Make the title the strongest text element and the author name the second. Keep everything else small. Check spelling and retain the supplied wording. Do not include these instructions, labels, watermarks, or extra slogans in the artwork.
Nonfiction · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstGrow AnythingRead the exact prompt
Create a finished front cover for a nonfiction book, in a 2:3 portrait aspect ratio. Produce the flat front cover artwork only, without spine, back cover, book mockup, or shelf. COVER TEXT Use the following book information exactly as written. The labels before each colon are for you, not for the cover; print only the text after them. Do not invent extra text, quotes, or awards. Title: Grow Anything Subtitle: Seeds, cuttings, and stubborn optimism Author: Bernal Garden Club ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Arts and Crafts style. Visual vocabulary: stylised natural forms — vines, flowers, birds; hand-crafted texture suggesting woodcut or embroidery; symmetrical or balanced ornamental composition; muted earth tones with rich accent colours. Lettering direction: blackletter or humanist serif influences; decorative capitals; text integrated into border ornament. Suggested colors: forest green, terracotta, ochre, deep burgundy, cream. Composition: central motif with ornamental border or frame. Atmosphere: earnest, artisanal, pre-industrial warmth. Keep out of the design: pastel craft-fair palette, bunting, clip-art florals. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A bean seedling with two leaves, ringed by a border of peapods, wrens, and curling tendrils. These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text. Make the title the strongest text element and the author name the second. Keep everything else small. Check spelling and retain the supplied wording. Do not include these instructions, labels, watermarks, or extra slogans in the artwork.
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